Rodney affair in a judicial setting
Dear Editor,
The world is advised “Persons who wish to give evidence in the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) are asked to submit written statements to the Commission containing the nature and substance of the proposed evidence, no later than March 26.” See Kaiteur News (KN), March 23.
The society, but more importantly Walter Rodney is counting on those who over the years have professed knowledge that he was assassinated by Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham to provide their “proposed evidence” to the CoI. Among those persons, the name Freddie Kissoon surfaces. Kissoon has made a career and ensured his societal relevance on his professed knowledge of Burnham’s culpability and is expected to be among the first to make his submission.
Lo and behold, on Sunday, March 23, he says “I will boycott the Rodney Commission of Inquiry.” Refer to his KN column of said date. In said column, Kissoon seeks to hide his non-participation as tied to the government exclusion of the PNC and WPA in arriving at the Terms Of Reference (TOR). And while in principle it is wrong to exclude the two parties, or rather the National Assembly in determining the TOR, since it was this forum that approved the inquiry which the President is acting on, such expression of concern coming from Kissoon is highly questioned.
The truth be told, Kissoon finds a cover not to embarrass himself on the Rodney affair in a judicial setting, where he will be subject to cross-examination and credible evidence demanded. He knows his writings as to culpability of Rodney’s death are just as vacuous as his many writings on issues in the nation’s body politic. His knowledge of the many issues he speaks to is miniscule but to the undiscerning this Lilliputian capacity is masked by his penchant for flaunting concepts he is incapable of deconstructing.
Thus Kissoon by not participating in the CoI is given another day to masquerade and continue his excursions in counterfeit intellectualism.
Minette Bacchus
The world is advised “Persons who wish to give evidence in the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (CoI) are asked to submit written statements to the Commission containing the nature and substance of the proposed evidence, no later than March 26.” See Kaiteur News (KN), March 23.
The society, but more importantly Walter Rodney is counting on those who over the years have professed knowledge that he was assassinated by Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham to provide their “proposed evidence” to the CoI. Among those persons, the name Freddie Kissoon surfaces. Kissoon has made a career and ensured his societal relevance on his professed knowledge of Burnham’s culpability and is expected to be among the first to make his submission.
Lo and behold, on Sunday, March 23, he says “I will boycott the Rodney Commission of Inquiry.” Refer to his KN column of said date. In said column, Kissoon seeks to hide his non-participation as tied to the government exclusion of the PNC and WPA in arriving at the Terms Of Reference (TOR). And while in principle it is wrong to exclude the two parties, or rather the National Assembly in determining the TOR, since it was this forum that approved the inquiry which the President is acting on, such expression of concern coming from Kissoon is highly questioned.
The truth be told, Kissoon finds a cover not to embarrass himself on the Rodney affair in a judicial setting, where he will be subject to cross-examination and credible evidence demanded. He knows his writings as to culpability of Rodney’s death are just as vacuous as his many writings on issues in the nation’s body politic. His knowledge of the many issues he speaks to is miniscule but to the undiscerning this Lilliputian capacity is masked by his penchant for flaunting concepts he is incapable of deconstructing.
Thus Kissoon by not participating in the CoI is given another day to masquerade and continue his excursions in counterfeit intellectualism.
Minette Bacchus